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The Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Hypothesis in Parkinson’s Disease: From Desulfovibrio-Derived Hydrogen Sulfide to Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation

The conceptualization of Parkinson’s disease (PD) has shifted from a strictly central neurodegenerative disorder to a systemic synucleinopathy that may, in some patients, originate in the enteric nervous system. This review synthesizes recent evidence highlighting the potential r...

Winter Dietary Composition of Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) in Totali Public Game Reserve, Pakistan

The winter diet of Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is poorly documented in Totali Public Game Reserve, Pakistan. We examined crop contents from 24 legally harvested birds (14 males and 10 females) collected during 2022–2024. Thirty-three identifiable food taxa were reco...

Pedagogical Practices of Basic level Teachers in Community School in Nepal

Abstract This study examined the pedagogical practices of basic-level teachers in a community school in Kathmandu. A basic qualitative research approach was employed, with Kirtipur Secondary School selected purposively as the study site. Four Social Studies teachers participated...

The politics of categorizing people of african descent - global frameworks, political meanings, and shifting boundaries of belonging

Abstract The article examines how the United Nations (UN) politically creates and structures the category “people of African descent” (PAD). It shows that, in international political debates, this category is closely linked to migration-related categories but not necessarily sole...

Molecular Control of Neural Stem Cell Quiescence in the Adult Zebrafish Telencephalon: Established Mechanisms and an Integrative Hypothesis

The zebrafish telencephalon is an excellent model for adult neurogenesis under physiological and regenerative conditions, as many pathways regulating neural stem cell behavior are conserved with mammalian neurogenic niches. Resident radial glial cells (RGCs) serve as neural stem...

Investigating the deterministic and stochastic dynamics of Monkeypox: a hybrid numerical approach using spectral method and feedforward neural networks

Monkeypox (Mpox) has recently emerged as a serious threat to human health. Multiple outbreaks of human Mpox have been reported in Africa and North America over the past few years. This study presents a comprehensive computational analysis of Mpox dynamics using a two-model approa...

Binding a Contested Nation: National Attachment and Cross‐Domain Solidarity in Taiwan

ABSTRACT This paper examines how national attachment shapes reciprocal solidarity across issue domains. We conceptualize solidarity as the willingness to share burdens out of a sense of mutual obligation to overcome collective adversity. Because the costs of solidaristic action v...

Pathogenic Properties of Human Endometriotic Epithelial Cells Require Steroid Receptor Coactivator-2

Commonly diagnosed in reproductive-age women, endometriosis is causally linked to subfertility, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain. Although theories exist on the etiopathogenesis of endometriosis, our understanding of its cellular and molecular underpinnings remain incomplete....

Physics-Informed Explainable Machine Learning for Hybrid State of Health and Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Accurate health assessment is essential for the reliable and cost-effective operation of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems. This study presents a physics-informed explainable machine-learning framework for hybrid State-of-Health (SoH) estimation and Remaining Useful Life...

Structural dynamics and pH ‐regulated membrane binding of the TRAF2 ‐ NC trimer

Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) is a key adaptor in TNF receptor-signaling that operates as a trimeric assembly. Here we investigate the structural and functional properties of a TRAF2 construct spanning the trimerization and receptor-binding domains (T...

Environmental recurrence selects a costly memory-use policy across two operator bundles without a resolved one-bit population benefit

This research preprint and reproducibility package reports three prospectively specified abstract computational studies of a supplied one-record private cache with a fixed one-proposal opportunity cost. Across the original 32-individual model and an independently implemented 32-l...

Column Generation for Action-Based Group Handover Optimization in Large-Scale LEO Satellite Networks

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are an important component of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) in future sixth-generation (6G) systems, owing to their wide coverage and low propagation delay. However, due to the high-speed orbital movement of LEO satellites, the ser...

AI-Driven Crop Recommendation and Growth Prediction System Using Soil Fertility and Climate Intelligence

Agricultural decisions are increasingly affected by changing climate conditions, soil fertility, and the availability of timely technical guidance. This mini project presents an AI-Driven Agricultural Intelligence System that combines crop recommendation, soil fertility assessmen...

Compositional Data Analysis of Relative Body Mass and Physical Function Using the Relative Shift Approach

ABSTRACT Objective The purpose of this study was to present the novel relative shift approach for compositional data analysis of body composition as a predictor for gait speed and to compare it to existing methods. Methods Body composition was quantified from dual‐energy x‐ray ab...

Impact of Ganglionated Plexus Ablation on Early Recurrence After Thoracoscopic Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the AFACT Study

ABSTRACT Background Early recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) after ablation are often considered transient. However, they may be caused by a combination of temporary and permanent proarrhythmogenic factors. Objective We evaluated whether adjunctive GP ablation was associated...

Validating the theory-informed Tests of Aptitude for Language Learning (TALL) as predictors of L2 proficiency: Initial evidence from multiple regression analyses

Abstract Tests of Aptitude for Language Learning (TALL) is a newly developed battery for L1 Chinese speakers that operationalizes language aptitude based on the early stages of Skehan’s (2016) Stages Approach through parallel aural and written suites. Each suite comprises subtest...

Applied AI for Intelligent Die and Tooling Lifecycle Management in Aluminium Manufacturing

The manufacture of aluminium products by extru-sion, die casting and related machining relies on tooling whose condition affects quality, scrap and production continuity. This narrative review examines how applied artificial intelligence can connect design, production, inspection...

Thermal decomposition of cow ghee by multi-stage heating and preliminary study of interactions of pyrolysis products with water vapour

Cow ghee is a clarified dairy fat used across South Asian food and Ayurvedic practice. Its thermal degradation chemistry from hydrolysis to pyrolysis has not been reported systematically, and no ghee-specific emission profile or pyrolysis-product interaction with water vapour has...

Revisiting air stability effects on whitecap coverage

The article addresses air stability effects on whitecap coverage at sea. This is achieved by using the logarithmic mean wind speed profile including a stability function as well as adopting two sea surface roughness formulas. The results are valid for wind waves in local equilibr...

CelFDrive: Multimodal deep learning-assisted microscopy for automated detection of rare events

The emergence of automated microscopy has enabled the collection of large datasets of rare biological events, accelerating discovery in biology. However, most existing methods cannot be readily integrated into microscopy set-ups or are limited to a single microscope type. We pres...